A Tribute to Krijono
Krijono (Jakarta 1951-2011)
Krijono’s use of bold lines and bright colors are characteristic of his paintings. He applied various colors on his canvases without indicating any attempt of mixing the colors to create new colors. He preferred to use the colors purely, often contrasting them against one another. “I am a painter, not a paint mixer,” he proudly claimed.
Although he studied at the Indonesian Academy of Art (ASRI), Yogyakarta, he has always been close to arts and crafts. His father owned and operated the Harris Art Gallery in South Jakarta. Meanwhile his mother owned a Batik factory. Perhaps his style has been influenced by the techniques of batik. Although batik usually uses earthen tones and subdued colors, there are some batik artists such as Norma Makarim who likes using bright, almost psychedelic colors, and perhaps this has also had some influence on Kriyono’s paintings.
Kriyono has just passed away at the end of November 2011. The four paintings in our auction seems to appear as a tribute to the artist.
Posted on 3 December 2011, in Fine Art Auction 11 Dec 2011. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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I have a piece of artwork signed and dated 76 by an artist named Krijono. It is dye on fabric and measures 76.2 cm x 76.2 cm and it is untitled.
Do you have any information about this piece?
Saya sedang mencari lukisan kriyono serie ayam, untuk klient saya. Ada yang bisa bantu, dan boleh tahu pasaran lukisan beliau berkisar
kami dari Genta Fine Art Gallery memiliki beberapa karya lukisan alm Krijono, termasuk serie Ayam, alamat email kami: gentagallery@gmail.com terimakasih